Rule 8.3 - LONMIN

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              LONMIN
Class of relevant security    ORD USD1
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               24 September 2008

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant       7,682,927       4.91%      419,877      0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives      288,277       0.18%    1,258,156      0.80%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              7,971,204       5.10%    1,678,033      1.07%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
Purchase      551,238              25.7277
Purchase      551,238              25.7277
Purchase      2,200                25.3438
Purchase      56,628               25.7991
Purchase      273                  25.4000
Purchase      40,775               25.6183
Purchase      3,000                26.0292
Purchase      119,947              26.2912
Purchase      4,645                26.0247
Purchase      119,947              26.2912
Purchase      2,400                25.7713
Purchase      11,608               25.8357
Purchase      51,884               25.6507
Purchase      1,032                26.5000
Purchase      89                   25.7538
Sale          551,238              25.7277
Sale          54,626               25.8303
Sale          4,686                26.1000
Sale          496                  25.9506
Sale          600                  26.8626
Sale          4,645                26.0247
Sale          119,947              26.2912
Sale          11,131               25.9189
Sale          551,238              25.7277

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          551238        25.7277
CFD            Long          54626         25.8302
CFD            Long          11131         25.9188
CFD            Long          496           25.9505
CFD            Long          4645          26.0247
CFD            Long          4686          26.1
CFD            Long          600           26.8626
CFD            Short         2200          25.3438
CFD            Short         40775         25.6183
CFD            Short         51884         25.6507
CFD            Short         551238        25.7277
CFD            Short         89            25.7538
CFD            Short         2400          25.7712
CFD            Short         56628         25.7991
CFD            Short         11608         25.8356
CFD            Short         4645          26.0247
CFD            Short         3000          26.0292
CFD            Short         119947        26.2912


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         25 September 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk